Choral singing has enchanted young and old alike for centuries, and is undoubtedly one of the most important pillars of European culture. Browse our sheet music and scores, and discover for yourself the magic and beauty of the European choral tradition with Stretta Music today!
The goal of the first choral singing, be it early rhythmic intonations or Gregorian chant, was to take a mystical or spiritual moment and infuse it with song. Although originally linked mainly with religion, choral singing soon began to filter into many other cultural spheres, for example in the very popular plays of ancient Greece.
Amazingly, polyphony has been around since as early as the 9th century. It began with simple two-part compositions, the first part, the "vox principalis", was a Gregorian chant, and the second part, the "vox organalis" moved in parallel fifths or fourths. This strict system slowly relaxed over the centuries, and gradually the third and fourth voices were added, and musical forms like Motets, Masses and Madrigals began to emerge. This polyphonic development led to the birth of the Renaissance Period, and the boundaries of polyphony continued to be pushed and stretched through the Baroque Period.
With the beginning of the Baroque Period, the predominance of pure a cappella unaccompanied choral singing began to make way for instrumental choral music. Forms such as Opera, Oratorio and cantatas thrived, and have lost none of their expressive power to this day. In the 19th century the choir became part of the highest form of instrumental music, the Choral Symphony.
Today, there are very few musical disciplines which do not feature the choir in some shape or form. The choir is invaluable for Spirituals & Gospel and often features in Film Music. The choir also plays a pivotal role in the theatre, in Opera, Operetta, Musicals and straight plays. The choir can provide solace in a Requiem, or help expresses joy at a Wedding or a Baptism.
aus: Fünf Lieder für gemischten Chor, op. 55 (Nr. 3)
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 4311
for: Mixed choir (SAATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 6129
aus: Marienlieder für gemischten Chor
op. 22, Nr. 5
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 3132
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1594
aus "The First Booke of Songes or Ayres of foure partes with Tableture for the Lute" (1597)
for: Mixed choir (SATB), lute [harpsichord]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1120
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 4441
op. 41 Nr. 1
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 3822
aus "Le premier livre de Chansons", Antwerpen 1564
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Sheet music
Item no.: 1129
Kanon für drei Frauenstimmen
op. 113 Nr. 4
for: Women's choir (SSA) [3 solo voices] a cappella
Score
Item no.: 3589
aus: "Der erste Frühlingstag", op. 48 (Nr. 4)
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 5529
Volkslied, WoO 33, Nr. 48
for: Mixed choir (SATB), precentor (medium), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1342
aus "Romanzen und Balladen für gemischten Chor", op. 146 (Nr. 3)
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 4596
Johannes I, 14
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 4032
Christmas Carol
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 4047
(Gelobet seist Du, Jesu Christ)
aus: Newe Deudsche Geistliche Gesenge für die Gemeinen Schulen
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 5239
aus: Deutsche Volkslieder, WoO 35
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 5269
(Psalm 80,2)
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 4029
aus "Trium vocum cantiones centum ..." (München 1541)
Ausgabe für gemischte Stimmen
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 3308
aus "Canzonets, Or little short songs for three voices"
London, 1602
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 4282
O Isis, und Osiris
aus der Oper "Die Zauberflöte"
for: Male choir (TTB), piano
Piano reduction (pdf download)
Item no.: 2073
Weihnachtslied
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 4781
Jerusalem, op. 13 Nr. 3
(nach dem Menuett II aus der Partita Nr. 1 von J. S. Bach)
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 3973
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Sheet music
Item no.: 1465
op. 48, Nr. 5
eingerichtet für Männerchor
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 3280
aus: Teutsche Lieder mit dreyen Stimmen
München, 1583
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 6063
aus "Trium vocum cantiones centum ..." (München 1541)
Ausgabe für hohe Stimmen
for: Women's choir (SAA) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 3309
op. 41, Nr. 3
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 2510
Offertorium
Psalm 54, 2-3
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 3369
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1378
aus "The First Booke of Ballets", Londen 1595
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Sheet music
Item no.: 1461
Improperium
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 4054
op. 41, Nr. 2
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 3434
aus "Musicalisch Kurtzweil"
(Nürnberg, 1611)
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Sheet music
Item no.: 2360
Volkslied, WoO 33, Nr. 44
for: Mixed choir (SATB), precentor (medium), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1338
aus: Teutsche Lieder mit dreyen Stimmen
München, 1583
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 6064
Nunc dimittis
for: Mixed choir (SATB), basso continuo [organ]
Score, continuo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 6131
Irische Volksmelodie
op. 60, Nr. 3
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 4622
Psalm 121,1-3
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 755728
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 1209080
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 1209088
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 725817
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 743502
1. "Tabak ist mein Leben"
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 733430
nach Ps. 96 (Lieder nach Texten des AT (Psalmen u.a.))
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 730064
Halleluja-Ruf: 175,2 ö und 643,5 ö
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 755714
3. Die Jagd gehört ihr! "Und der Blick, der geht weit"
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 751882
Text: Ps. 55,23; 108,5; 25,3 (Lieder nach Texten des AT (Psalmen u.a.))
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 730067
for: Women's choir (SMezA) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 755746
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